Michael Page
Finance Analyst
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Finance Analyst Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Finance Analyst to join a market-leading international manufacturing business near the Wirral, operating within a highly specialised and rapidly growing sector. This organisation is experiencing significant investment and expansion following a major strategic transaction.
Client Details
This is a high-visibility role offering exposure to senior leadership, operational stakeholders and key strategic projects. You'll be instrumental in providing financial insight, driving performance and supporting business decision-making across a complex manufacturing environment.
Description
The key responsibilities of the Finance Analyst include:
- Producing detailed manufacturing performance analysis, including labour, material, overhead and production cost reporting
- Monitoring product profitability, margins and cost of sales performance across multiple product lines
- Supporting month-end processes, providing variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance
- Analysing inventory, stock movements, slow-moving stock and working capital trends
- Developing and maintaining manufacturing KPIs to support operational decision-making
- Partnering with Production, Supply Chain and Operations teams to identify efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities
- Performing detailed analysis of raw material costs, yields, scrap rates and production variances
- Supporting annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range financial planning processes
- Preparing business cases and financial evaluations for capital expenditure and investment projects
- Delivering customer, product and market profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making
- Supporting pricing reviews through margin analysis and commercial modelling
- Producing financial models and scenario analysis to evaluate business risks and opportunities
- Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives, helping drive enhanced reporting and data visibility across the business
- Working closely with senior management to provide insight into operational performance and strategic growth initiatives
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Profile
A successful Finance Analyst should have:
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- Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, process, chemical or industrial business
- Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis and manufacturing finance principles
- Commercially minded with the ability to translate data into actionable business insight
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems
- Confident working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Part-qualified, finalist or qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA (or qualified by experience)
Job Offer
This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who enjoys getting beyond the numbers and truly understanding how a manufacturing business operates. You'll have exposure to everything from production performance and inventory management through to commercial profitability, strategic investment projects and operational improvement initiatives, giving you a genuine seat at the table rather than producing reports from the sidelines.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Dynamic working
- Huge commercial exposure and growth opportunities
- Fantastic supportive & commercial leadership
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